Teach your herding breed to be a great companion dog : from obsessive to outstanding /
Antoniak-Mitchell, Dawn, 1966-
Teach your herding breed to be a great companion dog : from obsessive to outstanding / Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell, Esq., MPA, CPDT-KSA, CBCC-KA. - vii, 169 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-156) and index.
What exactly is a herding dog? -- Why should I care which breed of dog I own? dogs are dogs, right? -- What are typical herding dog traits? -- Socialization, puppy classes, and a word about dog parks -- How do dogs learn? -- Becoming more valuable than livestock in the eyes of your herding dog -- Management and training for no-nonsense attitude, the urge to take control, and low frustration threshold -- Management and training for tenacity, focus, and obsessiveness -- Management and training for barking -- Management and training for exceptional energy and uber-intelligence -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Breeds used to assist with herding livestock.
Herding breed dogs such as Border Collies, Corgis, and Australian Shepherds have incredibly strong instinctive behaviors to do the work they were bred for controlling various kinds of livestock. These behaviors manifest themselves in modern herding breed dogs kept as companions or family pets in a number of ways. These include chasing cars and bicyclists, herding kids, nipping at vulnerable heels, barking incessantly, and acting as the fun police in dog parks. All behaviors that are entirely appropriate and necessary when dealing with sheep or cattle, not so great in a suburban neighborhood. Fortunately, these instincts can be redirected in a number of ways that keep these energetic dogs busy and happy as well as out of trouble. That is why so many of these dogs can be taught to excel in agility and obedience trials, love to retrieve, and make great running companions.
9781617811623 1617811629
Dogwise Pub, 403 S Mission st, Wenatchee, WA, USA, 98801, (509)6639115, 124 SAN 631-1415
2015015059
Herding dogs--Training.
Herding dogs--Behavior.
Chiens de troupeau--Mœurs et comportement.
SF428.6 / .A58 2015
636.737
Teach your herding breed to be a great companion dog : from obsessive to outstanding / Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell, Esq., MPA, CPDT-KSA, CBCC-KA. - vii, 169 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-156) and index.
What exactly is a herding dog? -- Why should I care which breed of dog I own? dogs are dogs, right? -- What are typical herding dog traits? -- Socialization, puppy classes, and a word about dog parks -- How do dogs learn? -- Becoming more valuable than livestock in the eyes of your herding dog -- Management and training for no-nonsense attitude, the urge to take control, and low frustration threshold -- Management and training for tenacity, focus, and obsessiveness -- Management and training for barking -- Management and training for exceptional energy and uber-intelligence -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Breeds used to assist with herding livestock.
Herding breed dogs such as Border Collies, Corgis, and Australian Shepherds have incredibly strong instinctive behaviors to do the work they were bred for controlling various kinds of livestock. These behaviors manifest themselves in modern herding breed dogs kept as companions or family pets in a number of ways. These include chasing cars and bicyclists, herding kids, nipping at vulnerable heels, barking incessantly, and acting as the fun police in dog parks. All behaviors that are entirely appropriate and necessary when dealing with sheep or cattle, not so great in a suburban neighborhood. Fortunately, these instincts can be redirected in a number of ways that keep these energetic dogs busy and happy as well as out of trouble. That is why so many of these dogs can be taught to excel in agility and obedience trials, love to retrieve, and make great running companions.
9781617811623 1617811629
Dogwise Pub, 403 S Mission st, Wenatchee, WA, USA, 98801, (509)6639115, 124 SAN 631-1415
2015015059
Herding dogs--Training.
Herding dogs--Behavior.
Chiens de troupeau--Mœurs et comportement.
SF428.6 / .A58 2015
636.737